Sad-iron.



18. 737,120. PATENTED AUG. 25, 1903.

W. W. LIND. SAD 1mm.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, 1903.

no MODEL,

INVENTORQ Waite/"715M465 M ATTORNEY THE NORRIS FEYEfIS 00, mow-Lima. WASHINGTON. a. c.

.plate 11.

UNITED STATES iatented August 25, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER W. LIND, oE EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,120, dated August 25, 1903,

Application filed April 24, 1903- To all whom it may concern. I

Be it known that LWALTER W. LIND, a citizen, of the United States, anda resident of East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Irons, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in sad-irons; and it consists in thenovel features,construction, and combinations of parts hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims. 7

The object of the invention'is to produce a more efficient, simple, and convenient selfheating' or charcoal sad-iron than those heretofore known, and, further-,to provide a selfheating sad-iron in which more perfect and uniform combustion may be secured than is possible with the self-heating sad-irons heretofore manufactured.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a sad-iron constructed in accordance with and embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section of same on the dotted line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of same on the dottel line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged horizontal section looking downward through the apertured ears which cooperate with aneccentric pin for looking the top plate on' the-body of the iron.

In the drawings, 10 designates the body of the iron, 11 the detachable top plate thereof, and 12 the handle secured to said top The body 10 is hollow to receive the charcoal or other combustible material and is pointed at its front end and fiat at its rear end, as illustrated, the said rear end be ing provided near the bottomof the iron with the inlet draft-aperture 13, which opens into the body 10 below thedownwardly and inwardly converging flange 14, constituting a part of said body, and which aperture 13 is adapted to be opened or closed by means of a suitable plate-valve 15, pivotally securedto the end ofthe iron. a

The flange 14, draft-aperture 13, and plate- Valve 15 are known features in this art and Serial No. 154,088. (No model.)

are not separately claimed herein, my'invention pertaining more particularly to those features and parts of the iron disposed above the flange 14.

The upper edges of the body 10 for about .one-halfof the length of said body, commencing with the rear end thereof, present uniform horizontal surfaces numbered 16, and from the inner ends of these horizontal surfaces 16 the upper edges of said-body turn upwardly and forwardly, as at 17, and thence forwardly, this latter forward portion of the body 1 0 being designated by the numeral 18 and being at opposite'sides of the point of the iron curved downwardly, as at 19, to form draftapertures .20, there thus being one draft-aperture 2O formedin the side walls of the body of the the bodylO and comprises'the rear horizontal portion 21,'the upwardly and forwardly inclinedportion 22, and the horizontal front portion 23, and whose side edges are on the same perpendicular plane as the side walls of the body 10, whereby there is no opening through the plate 11, the appearance of the iron is-iniproved, and increased space is left for thehandle 12. The top plate 11 fits upon the upper edges of the body 10 from end to end of the latter except along-the edges 19, defining the draft-apertures 20, at which points the forward horizontal portion 23 of the plate 11 defines the upper wall of said apertures. The top plate 11 is an. integral casting and formed with the vertical standards 24 25, between whose upper ends the handle 12 is socured upon the rod 26. i

The top plate 11 is provided at its front end with a forwardly and downwardly inclined pin 27, adapted to detachably enter a correspondingly-inclinedrecess 28,.formed in the interior wall of the front end of the body 10, the purpose of the pin 27 and recess 28 being to center the front end of the plate 11 upon said body and to aid in looking said plate upon said bodyduring the use of theiron. The rear end of the top or cover plate 11 is formed with the depending ears 29 30 to cooperate with an upwardly-extending ear 31 on the rear end of the body 10 in receiving a locking-pin 32, the said ears 29 3O 31 being apertured to receive said pin 32, the purpose of the latter being to lock the rear end of the top or cover plate 11 upon the body 10, while the front end of said top or cover plate is held against upward movement by means of the pin 27 and recess 28. The lower surface of the rear portion 21 of the top or cover plate 11 is formed at its edges with depending lugs 33, which set within the inner edges of the body 10, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, and these lugs 33 serve to center the top or cover plate 11 upon the upper edges of the body 10 and prevent any lateral displacement of said plate from over said body. When the pin 32 is absent from the ears 29 30 31, the top or cover plate 11 may be raised upwardly from the body 10, because at such time said plate 11 is only held upon said body by the pin 27, which is on an incline and permits of the upward movement of said plate, but which when the lockingpin 32 is in position effectually prevents any elevation of the front end of said plate 11. The locking-pin 32 is not exactly straight from end to end, but is slightly humped or inclined adjacent to its outer end, as at 34;, so that after the introduction of the pin 32 through the apertures in the cars 29 3O 31 an axial onequarter turn of the pin will cause said pin to bind against the side walls of the apertures in said ears and lock the top or cover plate 11 in position upon the body 10, the pin 32 by this binding action also becoming rigidly held within said apertures, so that during the use of the iron there will be no rattling of the top or cover plate 11 and no danger of the pin 32 slipping from its position. It is Very important that the top or cover plate 11 be firmly locked upon the body 10 when the iron is to be put into use, and it is equally important that the user of the iron may readily detach the top or cover plate 11 when desired, and both of these purposes may be accomplished in the employment of the pin 32 and ears 29, 30, and 31, since by inserting the pin 32 in the manner shown in Fig. 2 and then giving said pin a one-quarter turn both the cover-plate 11 and pin 32 become locked in position, and upon reversing the motion of the pin 32 the pin becomes loosened and may be readily withdrawn to permit of the detachment of the top or cover plate 11. When the pin 32 is in the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2, it may readily be introduced through and removed from the ears 29 30 31, and when the pin 32 is in the position indicated the top or cover plate 11 will be slightly loose upon the body 10 and be enabled to have a slight rattling action thereupon; but when the pin 32 is given the one-quarter turn,

as shown in Fig. 4., the top or cover plate 11 becomes firmly locked upon the body 10, with no freedom of movement or play or rattling between said top or cover plate and said body.

The manner of employing the self-heating iron hereinbefore described will be understood from the description already presented in view of the fact that self-heating or charcoal irons of other constructions are well known.

The iron of my invention represents an advance over all other self-heating or charcoal irons known to me, both in appearance and efficiency, as well as in convenience of use. I

regardv the vertical enlargement of the front portion of the interior of the iron as of great importance, because by reason thereof and the increased interior capacity afforded thereby I am enabled to secure more thorough and uniform combustion within the body 10 and supply an iron which will afford increased satisfaction and convenience to the user. The provisions of the draft-apertures 20 at the opposite sides of the, upper end of the body 10, below the top plate or cover 11, aids in securing proper combustion of the charcoal or other fuel, and the fact that these draftapertures 20 are below the top plate 11 leaves no projecting flues extending upwardly at the end of the handle 12 to interfere with or burn the hand of the user of the iron. The formation of the upwardly and forwardly inclined edges 17 of the body 10 and the correspondingly-shaped portion 22 on the top or cover plate 11, aside from enabling me to secure the enlarged chamber within the front end of the body 10, are of a character to receive the forward thrust exerted by thOllSBl' of the iron when driving the iron forwardly. It will be apparent that with the means provided for detachably securing the top or cover plate 11 the latter may be applied and removed at will with the utmost convenience. Moreover, the entire construction of the iron is such that it may be manufactured at the minimum expense.

The car 31 on the rear end of the iron seats within a correspondingly-shaped recess 35, formed in the rear end of the cover-plate 1], as shown in Fig. 2.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The hollow iron comprising the body 10 containing the interior flange and inlet draftaperture, and the upper edge of said body comprising the rear horizontal portion 16, the upwardly-extending portion 17 and fron wardlyextending portion 18, the latterat the upper front portion of said body being recessed, as at 19, to form the side draft-apertures 20, whereby within the forward portion of the iron an enlarged interior chamber is formed, combined with the top or cover plate 11 carrying the handle 12 and fitting upon and conforming to the upper edges of said body except at the recesses 19, where said rying the handle 12 and having the rear horizontal portion 21,'the upwardly-extending portion 22 and horizontal front portion 23,

and means for detachably securing said cover plate upon said body, the said portions 21,

-22 and 23 of said cover-plate being adapted to seat against said portions 16, 17 and 18 of said body 10; substantially as set forth.

3. The self-heati n g iron comprising the hol- April, A. D. 1903.

low body 10 having the interior flange and inletand outlet draft-apertures, and also having the recess 28 at its front end and the ap-' ertured ear 31 at its rear end, combined with the top or cover plate 11 carrying the handle 12 and having at its front end the pin'27 adapted to said recess 28 and at its rear end the aperturedears 29, 30 to pass into line with said ear 31, and the looking-pin 32 for enteringsaid earsand securingsaid cover 11in position, said pin being eccentrically formed so that upon its being turned from its initial position it-may bind against the walls of said apertures and firmly hold the said top or cover plate; substantially as set forth.

Signed'at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 23d day of WALTER W. LIND. Witnesses:

CHAS. C. GILL,

ANNA V; BRODERICK. 

